The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-09
COUNCIL,

HELENA, March 4.-Kennedy, from the
special committee to whom was referred
IL. B. %, concerning railroads, reported
| it with amendments, which were adopted
and the bill passed.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported Fl. B. 36, concerning licenses, with
out recommendation. Placed on general
orders.
The council went into committee of the
whole, Pardee in the chair.
The substitute for HI. B. q, the gam
bling bill, was postponed until next meet
ing.
H. j. r. 2, for the relief Of x. BIedler,
was ordered reported back without recon-
mendation.
H. J. r. I, for the relief Of Fisk Bros,
was recommended for passage.
G. B. 4S, prohibiting county clerks, pro-
bate judges and and justices of the peace
from drawing up papers likely to come
before them officially, was knocked into
small pieces and the pieces thrown away.
Fl. J. r. 8, for the relief of Davidson
and Baldwin, was recommended for pass
age.
The committee rose and the chairman
reported as above instructed.
| Collins, from the special committee, re-
ported q Substitute for C. B. a.. The sub
stitute provides that benevolent institu-
tions maintaining orphan children who
are not supported by the counties, should
receive not exceeding $50 a year from
the territorial treasury for each child sup
ported; provided that not more than $3, 900
a year should be drawn from the treasury
under the act and that the law should be
in force only until the next meeting Of
the legislature. The substitute was adopt
ed and placed on general orders.
A message from the governor announced
that he had signed G. B. 81, authorizing
changes in the names of persons and
places; G. B. 32, concerning the adoption
Of children, and C. J. r. II, providing
compensation for the expert accountants.
The council refused to recede from its
amendments to Fl. B. 20, providing for an
insane asylum.
| The council concurred in the house
amendment to G. B. "a, concerning the
projections, employment and adoption Of
children; also in the house amendments
to G. B. q, Furnishing the making and
using Of fraudulent pedigrees for live
stock; also in the house amendment to O..
B. 3, concerning the salaries of territorial
auditor and treasurer.
HELENA, March A petition was
| handed in by Taylor from citizens Of Cho-
teau, protesting against any division
of Choteau county.
Waters fron the joint committee ap-
pointed to inspect the asylum and peni
tentiary made minority report, reeiting
a severe abuse of prisoners. They only
get two square meals day; should have
three. He says the prisoners are clamor-
ing for work and recommends that they
be Immediately given work. Whiteealled
the attention of the house to the fact that
Mr.. Waters was the gentleman who had
had introduced the penitentiary bill in the
council, which proposes to turn the con-
viets over to King & Ashe, of Mr.. Waters
place of residence, Billings.
The governor announced the signing of
Ell. B. 43, amending the fence law; also FL.
B. 20, the railroad corporation law; also
Fl. J. r. 6, providing for furniture for the
governors and seeretary's offices; also c.
BIS and so.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Marshall--Coneerning mortgages
on both real and personal property. It
provides that mortgages shall be governed
By Law relating to mortgage to real prop
erty ana recorded in every county where
any part Of lire real or personal property
so mortgaged is situated, and be accom-
panied by affidavit as specified in section
one Of the present chattIe mortgage law.
By John on-To provide for the deposit
OF public funds in banks. The gist Of it is
that the funds must be deposited in the
banks of the coEnty and that the county
commissioners select such bank or banks.
H. B. 45, the lien law, passed; also G. |
B. 80, increasing salary and bonds Of ter
ritorial auditor and treasurer, which was
aInen.lra 20 III 10 reduce sslary Ol each 10